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Identification
Name
Al Faisaliyah Center
Alternative name
Star Dome, Al Faisaliah Centre, Al Faisaliah Center, Al Faisaliyah Centre
Emporis Building ID
125879
Location
Address as text
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District
Al-Olaya
City
Riyadh
State
ar-Riyâd [الرياض]
Country
Saudi Arabia
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
266.87 m
Height (roof)
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Height (top floor)
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Floors (above ground)
30
Construction start
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Construction end
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural material
steel
concrete
Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
structural expressionism
Usages
Main usages
commercial office
Features and Amenities
Observation deck on roof
Observation floor is available
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
Al Faisaliyah Center was the tallest building in Saudi Arabia until Kingdom Centre was topped out in 2001.
The tower is aligned in a direct axis with the Kingdom Centre, halfway between Olaya Street and King Fahd Road.
The eastern half of the base is enclosed as part of the lobby, and the western half is open.
The 4 corner beams are connected at 4 levels by exposed A-bracing. On the upper levels there are galleries around the bracing structure.
On top of the building (below the spire) there is an outdoor observation platform and a golden glass sphere containing a 3-level restaurant.
The height figures are measured from ground level, and include an 8.3 meter platform below the main entrance.
Completed on May 14th 2000.
The central elevator and stairway core of the building is octagonal.
The tower is connected to a major shopping mall and a luxury hotel.
Profits from the tower's functions, including the hotel, go to the charitable Al Faisaliyah Foundation.
Companies involved in this building

architect: Foster + Partners

Other companies:
Doka Industrie GmbH, Saudi Bin Ladin Group, Mitsubishi Elevator and Escalator, King Faisal Foundation, Götz Middle East, Turner Construction Company, Starnet International Corporation, Lerch Bates, Inc., Aleesco Ready Mix Concrete, Secalt S.A., Sandy Brown Associates LLP, Buro Happold Saudi Arabia, Buro Happold Saudi Arabia, Buro Happold Saudi Arabia, Emmer Pfenninger Partner AG, Turner Construction International, GSL International Ltd., Sendai Eversendai Engineering Group, Buro Happold Saudi Arabia, Buro Happold Saudi Arabia, Buro Happold Saudi Arabia, Buro Happold Saudi Arabia, Buro Happold Saudi Arabia, Buro Happold Saudi Arabia, Reef Associates Ltd.
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